Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.

Sunday, August 31, 2014

Frankfurt Book Fair - The future of publishing

CONTEC 2014: The future of publishing

Big data expert Viktor
Mayer-Schönberger on the future of publishing

Frankfurt am
Main, 29/08/2014 -

Innovative presentations,
interactive discussions, diverse networking opportunities: the technology
conference CONTEC will take place one day before the Frankfurt Book Fair (8–12
October 2014). In a large number of sessions, more than 40 international
speakers will address the questions and trends affecting the international
publishing and media industries.

As a leading expert on “big data”, the
Austrian lawyer and academic Viktor Mayer-Schönberger will shine a light on the
future of the international publishing market. With his major works, “Delete:
The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age” and “Big Data: A Revolution That
Will Transform How We Live, Work and Think”, he has become well known as both a
warning voice and an advocate of digitisation, with all its dangers and
opportunities. In his latest book, “Learning With Big Data: The Future of
Education” (with Kenneth Cukier; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014), he examines
the changes being triggered by big data in the field of education.